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GROWING FOOD FOR GROWING FOOD FOR GROWING MINDSGROWING MINDS
[email protected]@stprclay.melb.catholic.edu.auu.au
IN THE IN THE BEGINNINGBEGINNING
Where to…Where to…
What might be possible…What might be possible…
Where do we start…Where do we start…
Who do we involve…Who do we involve…
AN IDEA CAME TO AN IDEA CAME TO LIFE!LIFE!
LET’S GET PHYSICAL……LET’S GET PHYSICAL……
FAMILY WORKING BEE IN FAMILY WORKING BEE IN MAY 2006MAY 2006
SELLING THE CONCEPT,SELLING THE CONCEPT,
THE VISION & PURPOSETHE VISION & PURPOSE
ORGANISING FUNDINGORGANISING FUNDING
FORMING PARTNERSHIPSFORMING PARTNERSHIPS
•EMPLOYING A GARDEN EDUCATOR-EMPLOYING A GARDEN EDUCATOR-
MEGAN FROM CULTIVATING COMMUNITYMEGAN FROM CULTIVATING COMMUNITY
•INVITING SCHOOL COMMUNITY INVITING SCHOOL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTINVOLVEMENT
•FORMING A PARENT/STAFF STEERING FORMING A PARENT/STAFF STEERING GROUPGROUP
TIM THE TOOLMANTIM THE TOOLMAN
• ORGANISING MATERIALS- GARDEN ORGANISING MATERIALS- GARDEN TOOLS, GLOVES, GARDEN TOOLS, GLOVES, GARDEN BORDERS,MANURE…..BORDERS,MANURE…..
• LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORT( WROTE LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORT( WROTE TO 20 NURSERIES & OTHERS)TO 20 NURSERIES & OTHERS)
BEGINNINGS- SOWING THE BEGINNINGS- SOWING THE SEEDSSEEDS
• STAFF STUDENT PARENT INVOLVEMENT STAFF STUDENT PARENT INVOLVEMENT BEGAN IN BEGAN IN TERM 3 2006TERM 3 2006
• STUDENT/TEACHER LESSONS ON 3 WEEK STUDENT/TEACHER LESSONS ON 3 WEEK CYCLECYCLE
• STARTING A COMPOSTING PROGRAMSTARTING A COMPOSTING PROGRAM• FOCUS ON SETTING UP GARDEN BEDS – FOCUS ON SETTING UP GARDEN BEDS –
MULCHING, FERTILISING THE SOIL -HANDS MULCHING, FERTILISING THE SOIL -HANDS ONON
• PROPAGATIONPROPAGATION• PLANTING PERENNIALS & SEEDLINGSPLANTING PERENNIALS & SEEDLINGS
GARDEN LESSONSGARDEN LESSONS
• CLASSROOMCLASSROOM
• OUTDOORSOUTDOORS
• KITCHEN KITCHEN
Composting – worm farms
MOVING ON- TERM 4 2006MOVING ON- TERM 4 2006
• LUNCH TIME INVOLVEMENTLUNCH TIME INVOLVEMENT
• SHARED LUNCHSHARED LUNCH
• COMPANIONS GROUPCOMPANIONS GROUP
• AFTERNOON TEASAFTERNOON TEAS
• NEW CONSTRUCTIONSNEW CONSTRUCTIONS
• STUDENT, PARENT & STAFF SURVEYSSTUDENT, PARENT & STAFF SURVEYS
INTO 2007- WHERE TO INTO 2007- WHERE TO NEXT…NEXT…
• CHILDREN DEVELOPING THEIR OWN CHILDREN DEVELOPING THEIR OWN GARDEN AREAS- DESIGN GARDEN AREAS- DESIGN CONSTRUCT & GROW CONSTRUCT & GROW
• DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS- GLASS DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS- GLASS HOUSE, OUTDOOR LEARNING AREA, HOUSE, OUTDOOR LEARNING AREA, SIGNAGE…SIGNAGE…
